speculatively (adverb)

1. Speculatively, the ancient Greeks believed that Mount Olympus was the home of the gods.

2. Speculatively, the eerie presence of shadows in the haunted house made the hair on the back of his neck stand up.

3. Speculatively, the ambiguous ending of the novel left readers pondering the fate of the protagonist.

4. Speculatively, the abstract painting invited viewers to interpret its meaning in their own unique way.